In 1954, 24 boxers became the first inductees into the Boxing Hall of Fame, including Henry Armstrong, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and John L. Sullivan.

CNN: Monday,

In 1895, the first Promenade concert under conductor Henry Wood took place at Queen's Hall in London.

CNN: Sunday,

Monday's royal vigil was reminiscent of a ceremony mounted for George V, 66 years ago, also in the medieval setting of Westminster Hall, when his sons -- Edward, Albert, Henry and George -- stood guard around the late King's coffin.

CNN: Grandsons' vigil for Queen Mother

Wolf Hall, the first of her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, has already more than doubled this week, rising from 15th to 7th on the bestseller list, while sales of the sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, rose by 69%.

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Mrs Hart died four years ago but lived with her late husband Henry, a former dean at Queens' College, Cambridge, in a cottage near the main hall from the 1970s.

BBC: Felbrigg Hall: Clock restored by Gillian Hart legacy